Best of Abdullah Ocalan

Best of Abdullah Ocalan

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AFP

Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) members of the parliament Pervin Buldan (L), Altan Tan (C) and Sirri Sureyya Onder (R) are pictured prior to get on a boat to Imrali island in Istanbul, on February 23, 2013, prior to a meeting with jailed leader of PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, kept in prison on the island, as part of ongoing peace talks to disarm the PKK. AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE

Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) members of the parliament Pervin Buldan (L), Altan Tan (C) and Sirri Sureyya Onder (R) are pictured prior to get on a boat to Imrali island in Istanbul, on February 23, 2013, prior to a meeting with jailed leader of PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, kept in prison on the island, as part of ongoing peace talks to disarm the PKK. AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE

IRAQ-KURDISH-PKK-OCALAN-DEMO

SAFIN HAMED

A Kurdish supporter of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) holds a placard with a portrait of PKK's leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for his release on February 15, 2015 outside the Turkish consulate in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish in Arbil. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED

A Kurdish supporter of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) holds a placard with a portrait of PKK's leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for his release on February 15, 2015 outside the Turkish consulate in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish in Arbil. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED

FRANCE-EU-KURDS-OCALAN-DEMO

FREDERICK FLORIN

Members of the Kurdish community wave flags and banners of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for Ocalan's release in Strasbourg, Eastern France, on February 14, 2015. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO/FREDERICK FLORIN

Members of the Kurdish community wave flags and banners of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for Ocalan's release in Strasbourg, Eastern France, on February 14, 2015. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO/FREDERICK FLORIN

TURKEY-NEWROZ-KURDS

ILYAS AKENGIN

Smoke rises from a fire burning as people wave Kurdish flags and pictures of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as they gather to celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, on March 21, 2015. Newroz, which means 'new day' in Kurdish and marks the first day of Spring, is also celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bahrain, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, as well as among various other Iranian and Turkic peoples in Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, northwestern China, the Caucasus, the Crimea, and the Balkans. AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN

Smoke rises from a fire burning as people wave Kurdish flags and pictures of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as they gather to celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, on March 21, 2015. Newroz, which means 'new day' in Kurdish and marks the first day of Spring, is also celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bahrain, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, as well as among various other Iranian and Turkic peoples in Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, northwestern China, the Caucasus, the Crimea, and the Balkans. AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN

TURKEY-SYRIA-KURDS-NEWROZ

YASIN AKGUL

Men flash the 'V for Victory' sign near banner bearing a portrait of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan as they celebrate Newroz, which marks the arrival of spring and the new year, in the Turkish town of Suruc, across the border from the Syrian town of Kobani, on March 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGUL

Men flash the 'V for Victory' sign near banner bearing a portrait of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan as they celebrate Newroz, which marks the arrival of spring and the new year, in the Turkish town of Suruc, across the border from the Syrian town of Kobani, on March 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO / YASIN AKGUL

IRAQ-KURDISH-PKK-OCALAN-DEMO

SAFIN HAMED

A Kurdish supporter of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) holds a placard with a portrait of PKK's leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for his release on February 15, 2015 outside the Turkish consulate in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish in Arbil. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED

A Kurdish supporter of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) holds a placard with a portrait of PKK's leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for his release on February 15, 2015 outside the Turkish consulate in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish in Arbil. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED

TURKEY-KURDISH-PKK-DEMONSTRATION

OZAN KOSE

A member of the Kurdish community flashes a victory sign in front of a banner of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for Ocalan's release in Istanbul on February 15, 2015. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE

A member of the Kurdish community flashes a victory sign in front of a banner of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for Ocalan's release in Istanbul on February 15, 2015. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO/OZAN KOSE

TURKEY-KURDISH-PKK-DEMONSTRATION

OZAN KOSE

Members of the Kurdish community hold a banner depicting convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a protest calling for Ocalan's release in Istanbul on February 15, 2015. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE

Members of the Kurdish community hold a banner depicting convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a protest calling for Ocalan's release in Istanbul on February 15, 2015. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE

FRANCE-EU-KURDS-OCALAN-DEMO

FREDERICK FLORIN

Members of the Kurdish community wave flags and banners of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for Ocalan's release in Strasbourg, Eastern France, on February 14, 2015. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO/FREDERICK FLORIN

Members of the Kurdish community wave flags and banners of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for Ocalan's release in Strasbourg, Eastern France, on February 14, 2015. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO/FREDERICK FLORIN

TURKEY-SYRIA-IRAQ-US-CONFLICT

ILYAS AKENGIN

A man holds a flag of the Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) and a poster flag of jailed kurdish leader and PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan during a rally on January 27, 2015 in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, following news that Kurdish fighters drove the Islamic State group from the Syrian border town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, which became a major symbol of resistance against the jihadists. AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN

A man holds a flag of the Kurdish Worker's Party (PKK) and a poster flag of jailed kurdish leader and PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan during a rally on January 27, 2015 in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, following news that Kurdish fighters drove the Islamic State group from the Syrian border town of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, which became a major symbol of resistance against the jihadists. AFP PHOTO / ILYAS AKENGIN

FRANCE-EU-KURDS-OCALAN-DEMO

FREDERICK FLORIN

Members of the Kurdish community flash the v for victory sign in front of flags and banners of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for Ocalan's release in Strasbourg, Eastern France, on February 14, 2015. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO/FREDERICK FLORIN

Members of the Kurdish community flash the v for victory sign in front of flags and banners of convicted Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a demonstration calling for Ocalan's release in Strasbourg, Eastern France, on February 14, 2015. Ocalan was captured by Turkish undercover agents in Kenya in 1999, brought back to Turkey and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life. AFP PHOTO/FREDERICK FLORIN

TURKEY-KURDS-NEWROZ

ADEM ALTAN

Standing in front of an image of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, Kurds rally during Newroz celebrations marking the Kurdish New Year, on March 22, 2015 in Ankara. Newroz, which means 'new day' in Kurdish and marks the first day of Spring, is also celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bahrain, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, as well as among various other Iranian and Turkic peoples in Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, northwestern China, the Caucasus, the Crimea, and the Balkans. AFP PHOTO /ADEM ALTAN

Standing in front of an image of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, Kurds rally during Newroz celebrations marking the Kurdish New Year, on March 22, 2015 in Ankara. Newroz, which means 'new day' in Kurdish and marks the first day of Spring, is also celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bahrain, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, as well as among various other Iranian and Turkic peoples in Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, northwestern China, the Caucasus, the Crimea, and the Balkans. AFP PHOTO /ADEM ALTAN

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